... he travels through the Congo in search of another trader named Kurtz. Later he relates his dark, hopeless story to a group of friends. In the book The Lord of the Flies, William Golding relates the story of a group of English school boys stranded on an island. The island paradise quickly collapses into a chaotic, horrible scene. The two books share a great deal in common, especially in tone ... scenario presented is not so farfetched helps amplify the dark nature of the story. It forces the reader to see that the darkness is inside them, too. The story itself is a parody of the classic ...

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